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Passengers were told Joseph David Emerson, 44, had a 'mental breakdown' before he allegedly tried to turn the engines off mid-air from the jump seat on Sunday.

Joseph Emerson, 44, was sitting in the jump seat in the cockpit of an Alaska-affiliate carrier from Washington to San Francisco when he allegedly tried to shut down the engines.

An off-duty pilot accused of trying to crash a plane with 84 people on board has been pictured for the first time - as stunned locals on his street said he was the perfect dad, husband and neighbor.